The European Union on Monday announced a formal investigation into X, Elon Musk’s social media platform, over its failure to combat illegal content and disinformation, a lack of transparency in advertising and “deceptive” design practices. The investigation may be the largest regulatory action yet against According to researchers, the company’s new policies have led to … [Read more…]
X/Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino speaks onstage during Vox Media’s 2023 Code Conference at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel on September 27, 2023 in Dana Point, California. Jerod Harris | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Linda Yaccarino sent a memo to employees at On Wednesday at the DealBook Summit, Musk accused advertisers of “blackmailing” him by … [Read more…]
Gonzalo Fuentes/Portal/File Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference on innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France on June 16, 2023. CNN – After a devastating advertiser exodus last week involving some of the world’s … [Read more…]
SpaceX, Elon Musk’s space company, launched its Starship rocket from the South Texas coast on Saturday, a mammoth vehicle that could change the future of space transportation and help NASA return astronauts to the moon. Saturday’s flight of the Starship, a powerful vehicle designed to carry NASA astronauts to the moon, was not a complete … [Read more…]
Getty Images TO UPDATE: The White House has responded to Elon Musk’s amplification of an X/Twitter post earlier this week that promoted an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory. “It is unacceptable to repeat the vile lie behind the deadliest act of anti-Semitism in American history at any time, let alone a month after the deadliest day for … [Read more…]